Lake Avenue Congregational Church, commonly known and branded as Lake Avenue Church, is an evangelical Protestant congregation at 393 N. Lake Avenue in Pasadena, California. It is affiliated with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.
Music The church’s services have both traditional and contemporary music styles. The sanctuary itself was designed with concert-level acoustics and a 7,000-pipe organ,
Ties with Fuller Theological Seminary
Charles E. Fuller joined Lake Avenue Church in 1933 and became friends with the Senior Pastor James Henry Hutchins, a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute. Hutchins kept the church away from the Liberal Christianity that was common in Congregationalism at the time.George M. Marsden. Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing; 1 March 1995. . p. 18–. Fuller held its first classes in the Sunday School rooms of Lake Avenue Church.Letter From the Editor: Great and Mighty Things According to C. Peter Wagner, many members of the Fuller faculty and some Board Members were members of the church, including Wagner himself who would be ordained by the church's denomination.C. Peter Wagner. Wrestling with Alligators, Prophets, and Theologians: Lessons from a Lifetime in the Church- A Memoir. Baker Publishing Group; 1 September 2011. . p. 67–.
Notable ministers Raymond C. Ortlund Sr. – hosted radio program The Haven of Rest Paul Cedar – former President of Evangelical Free Church of America John Piper – ordained at Lake Avenue Church
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